2022 – Page 54

All Police agents assigned to the Las Terrenas area in Samana were replaced, Major General Eduardo Alberto Then, executive director of the Police, announced on Saturday, 8 October 2022. The Police did not give the reasons for the change. Meanwhile, El Caribe reports searches carried out by the National Drug Control Agency(DNCD) and the National …

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With his takes on what makes Dominicans and Latinos different, one of NBC’s Saturday Night Lives newest crop of comedians is making strides and headlines. Marcelo Hernandez is the son of a Dominican father and Cuban mother. He is a Miami guy. Follow the story:Hoy Instagram 10 October 2022

The 2022 Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season has ended, and on Friday, 7 October 2022, the playoffs began. This was a very good season for Dominicans overall. Local media report that this year’s rookie crop was remarkable with Seattle Mariner Julio Rodriguez becoming a near-certain shoo-in for Rookie of the Year. Of the 300 …

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The Dominican Republic (ranked 9th by the International Volleyball Federation – FIVB) failed to advance to the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship. In its 19th edition, the tournament’s second phase was held 4-9 October in Rotterdam, Netherlands and Lodz, Poland. The DR failed to make the cut when competing in Pool …

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The 4-week Covid-19 positivity rate continues to drop and is now at 2.34%, with the 24-hour positivity at 7.19% as of Covid-19 Bulletin #930 dated 8 October 2022. The number of Covid-19 registered cases in the Dominican Republic for Bulletin #934 was 100 up from 26 on the previous day. The seven-day average (confirmed lab-reported …

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The Presidency has allocated itself the second-largest chapter of the 2023 National Budget. In its analysis of the government budget breakdown, Diario Libre points out that in terms of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) percentage, the Ministry of Education is getting 4% and the Presidency 1.7%. 2023 is a pre-electoral year. Diario Libre points out …

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The Ministry of Energy and Mines has cleared Cormidom, the Chinese mining company located in central Monseñor Nouel province to reopen mining exploitation activities. The Ministry has agreed with the mining company to implement changes in several of the mining procedures to prevent worker deaths and accidents. In August 2022, the country watched as two …

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The executive director of the National Institute of Transport and Transit (Intrant), Hugo Beras announced that the pilot parking program implemented on 13 streets in the Seralles and Piantini area of the Polígono Central of the National District (Santo Domingo) has been successful. Beras says 212 drivers and vehicles were in violation. Of these, 194 …

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For decades now, Samana has some of the most popular locations for local and international films that require lush tropical settings. To enhance this strength, the Dominican Film Commission has signed an agreement with Samana mayors and municipal district boards in the province to train people in the technical skills required by the film industry. …

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The president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) Roman Jaquez Liranzo is warning that the allotment in the 2023 National Budget sent to Congress is not enough to cover the costs of the general election primaries and the new equipment needed for the May 2024 election. Jaquez says the equipment for 2024 needs to be …

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